Philadelphia Flyers vs Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks, Best Bets and Odds 11/18/21
Tampa Bay Lightning (8-3-3) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (8-4-2)
November 18, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Philadelphia Flyers +110 / Tampa Bay Lightning -130; Over/Under: -5.5
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The Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers meet Thursday in NHL action at the Wells Fargo Center. The Tampa Bay Lightning look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Philadelphia Flyers look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 19 percent of their power play opportunities. Steven Stamkos leads Tampa Bay with 8 goals, Victor Hedman has 11 assists and Brayden Point has 32 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 85.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 24 goals on 301 shots faced, and Brain Elliott has allowed 6 goals on 50 shots.
The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 17.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Cam Atkinson leads Philadelphia with 7 goals, Sean Couturier has 8 assists and Claude Giroux has 45 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 82.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hart has allowed 22 goals on 337 shots faced, and Martin Jones has allowed 9 goals on 130 shots.
The Lightning are 96-45 in their last 141 games as a favorite and 61-24 in their last 85 Thursday games. The Flyers are 5-2 in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest and 6-20 in their last 26 games following a win. The under is 5-1 in Lightning last 6 overall. The under is 8-1 in Flyers last 9 overall. The Lightning are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Philadelphia and 19-7 in the last 26 meetings.
The Philadelphia Flyers are attractive at home in the underdog role, but they have not won in these spots. The Tampa Bay Lightning are also playing their best hockey of the season, and they’re a tough team to bet against when they have everything clicking. We’re also not used to seeing the Lightning with these cheap prices. Give me the Lightning on the road.
